Drain Back-up
Our shower drain is backing up. Bit by bit, each day it’s been getting worse. Cleaning the hair and gunk out of the shower drain isn’t exactly a fun project. And it’s certainly not something to be done…
Constructive Criticism
Yesterday afternoon I went out to the garden to see if the tomatoes were getting ripe (they aren’t). I did discover, much to my surprise, that the beans are still producing … in fact there were just enough…
Manage your fights
I stopped by the library last night and picked up a book on hold: "Indians, Fire, and the Land in the Pacific Northwest.” The summary on the back cover reads: “Instead of discovering a land blanketed by dense…
Do What You Can with What You’ve Got
Yesterday’s background photo featured hubby’s chainsaw sitting atop the stump of one of the massive hemlocks we had taken down this summer. If you take a second look at that photo you will notice the huge stump dwarfs…
Chainsaw Burnout
Yesterday’s blog post dealt with fights in marriage. Disagreements, misunderstandings, miscommunication, annoyances! When it comes to marriage … and to any relationship for that matter … forgiveness is the “oil” which keeps the relationship running smoothly. This summer…
First Fire
Hubby and I recently had a wood-stove insert installed in our fireplace. We are venturing into the new realm of using wood to heat our home. In the past, having a fire in the fireplace was something to…
A Picture of Marriage
I was sitting in the beanbag enjoying my peanut-butter-banana smoothie for lunch, while absentmindedly staring out the window … when it suddenly occurred to me how the enormous Big-Leaf Maple in the backyard is a remarkable picture of…
Patience to break through the “Freeze”
I was walking circles around the front drive for exercise when I noticed this little green caterpillar in the middle of the road. Obviously, it had just fallen from the trees above. Immediately it began inching its way…
Shed the baggage
I had a “PCC nightmare” the other night. It’s been over 20 years since I’ve had a “PCC nightmare.” Hubby and I attended a very “militaristic” college which had lots and lots of rules! … most of which…
Friends go together like … bananas and green tomatoes!
Back at the beginning of May I wrote a blog post dealing with hope ... and trusting God, even when all hope seems lost. At the time I had just moved the tiny little tomato plants out to…